Idea 23of 23Builds onMore pay means a bigger share of tax
Taxes help even people who never use a service
Why pay for a service you may never use?
Today you'll discover
- why everyone pays for shared services
- what standard of living means
Think first“I have never called the fire service.”
Mo has never needed a fire truck. Should Mo's taxes still help pay for one?
Decide first, then press Next. Ask who each service is ready for.
Maple Town: families and businesses pay property tax into the town; the revenue goes out to fire service, police, local roads, parks, garbage pickup and library. Then the Ontario government, whose revenue goes out to hospitals, schools, highways and help for families.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
Taxes pay for services everyone shares, so the whole community has a better standard of living.
Ontario's wordsOntario's curriculum says it this way: paying and sharing taxes affects the standard of living in a community.
Key word
- standard of living
- how well people in a place are able to live: safe, healthy, and with what they need
Ready to use it?
- Explain why everyone pays for shared services.
- Answer “I never use it” with a reason.